2011 National Assembly for Wales election

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The 2011 National Assembly for Wales election was a devolved parliamentary election in which voters chose members of the Welsh legislature, shaping the political landscape and government of Wales for the subsequent term.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Welsh election
devolved parliamentary election
appliesToJurisdiction Wales
ballotStructure two-vote system
category 2011 elections in Europe
2011 in Wales
National Assembly for Wales elections NERFINISHED
constituencyCount 40
country Wales
determines composition of the Fourth National Assembly for Wales
electoralRegionCount 5
electoralSystem_constituencySeats first-past-the-post voting
electoralSystem_regionalSeats additional member system
elects Welsh Government’s legislative chamber
endDate 2011-05-05
hasEffectOn Government of Wales NERFINISHED
hasPart constituency elections
regional list elections
isFollowedBy formation of the Welsh Government 2011–2016
languageOfOfficialMaterials English
Welsh
leadingPartyAfterElection Welsh Labour Party NERFINISHED
legislativeBody National Assembly for Wales NERFINISHED
legislativePeriod 2011–2016 term
legislatureTermStarted Fourth Assembly NERFINISHED
location Wales NERFINISHED
mainWinner Welsh Labour Party NERFINISHED
nextElection 2016 National Assembly for Wales election NERFINISHED
numberOfConstituencyMembers 40
numberOfMembersElected 60
numberOfRegionalMembers 20
occursIn Cardiff NERFINISHED
officeContested Member of the National Assembly for Wales
partOf 2011 elections in the United Kingdom
Welsh devolution
elections in the United Kingdom
partOfSeries National Assembly for Wales elections NERFINISHED
pointInTime 2011
previousElection 2007 National Assembly for Wales election NERFINISHED
regulatedBy Government of Wales Act 2006 NERFINISHED
resultedIn Welsh Labour minority government NERFINISHED
startDate 2011-05-05
supervisingBody Electoral Commission (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
typeOfResult Labour plurality
usesElectoralMethod mixed-member proportional representation
vote1Purpose to elect constituency Assembly Members
vote2Purpose to elect regional list Assembly Members
votingEligibility registered electors in Wales aged 18 or over

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Mark Drakeford electedIn 2011 National Assembly for Wales election
2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum heldOnSameDayAs 2011 National Assembly for Wales election